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Today's Crimes and Trials: Man who threw feces in CA courtroom gets 31 years Polanski's victim says she wants to be left alone Witness: Anna Nicole Smith was an addict Jury selection continues in first polygamist trial Federal judge allows access to Smart case records Minn. family wants court out of son's cancer case Wash. state officer charged in fatal shooting Woman pleads guilty in Ill. torture slaying Jealous teen admits arranging Vt. cashier killing Mom pleads guilty to neglect in daughter's death Jordanian pleads not guilty in Dallas bomb plot Dallas terror suspect pleads not guilty: report Fla. man arraigned in throat slashings of family Espionage suspect pleaded to overbilling govt Japanese pop star Sakai pleads guilty to drug charges Saudi journalist sentenced 60 lashes Polanski could face two years prison if extradited Nevada woman convicted in kidnap stunt near school US files Polanski extradition request in sex case Calif. attorney pleads not guilty to 1989 murder Man who threw feces in CA courtroom gets 31 years Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT AP - A man who sneaked a bag of his feces into a San Diego courtroom during his home-invasion robbery trial, smeared it on his lawyer and threw it at jurors has been sentenced to 31 years in prison. Full Story Top Polanski's victim says she wants to be left alone Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:12 pm PDT AP - Roman Polanski's arrest has caused his victim health problems and job worries, and she just wants to be left alone, her attorney wrote in a court filing. Full Story Top Witness: Anna Nicole Smith was an addict Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:51 pm PDT AP - Anna Nicole Smith was addicted to prescription drugs and her psychiatrist should have known it, an expert witness testified Monday. Full Story Top Jury selection continues in first polygamist trial Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:50 pm PDT AP - More than 150 potential jurors, including 10 women in prairie dresses and braids, crammed into a makeshift courtroom Monday as jury selection began in the first criminal trial stemming from the raid of a polygamist sect's ranch last year. Full Story Top Federal judge allows access to Smart case records Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:02 pm PDT AP - A federal judge on Monday ordered sealed court docket entries related to the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case made public. Full Story Top Minn. family wants court out of son's cancer case Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:01 pm PDT AP - The parents of a southern Minnesota teenager who once fled the state to avoid chemotherapy went before a judge Monday and asked for the court's role in the case to end, saying they are following the advice of doctors and making sure their son gets the best medical care. Full Story Top Wash. state officer charged in fatal shooting Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:58 pm PDT AP - A police officer was charged Monday with manslaughter in the shooting of a man after his car was boxed in by police responding to reports of a drunken driver in a restaurant parking lot. Full Story Top Woman pleads guilty in Ill. torture slaying Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:16 pm PDT AP - A woman pleaded guilty Monday to the Illinois torture killing of a pregnant, developmentally impaired mother who police say was beaten with a plunger handle, burned with a hot glue gun and used for target practice with a BB pistol. Full Story Top Jealous teen admits arranging Vt. cashier killing Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:02 pm PDT AP - A New Hampshire man charged in the murder of a developmentally disabled Wal-Mart cashier who'd been flirting with his girlfriend pleaded guilty Monday to lesser charges, admitting he helped orchestrate the attack from his jail cell. Full Story Top Mom pleads guilty to neglect in daughter's death Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00 pm PDT AP - A New Jersey woman has pleaded guilty to one count of neglect in the death of her 25-year-old daughter who died from malnutrition. Full Story Top Jordanian pleads not guilty in Dallas bomb plot Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:13 am PDT AP - A Jordanian man accused of trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper with what he thought was a car bomb pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Monday. Full Story Top Dallas terror suspect pleads not guilty: report Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:21 am PDT Reuters - A Jordanian man accused of attempting to blow up a Dallas skyscraper pleaded not guilty on Monday, according to a local media report. Full Story Top Fla. man arraigned in throat slashings of family Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:06 am PDT AP - A Florida man accused of slashing the throats of his wife and five children has pleaded not guilty. Full Story Top Espionage suspect pleaded to overbilling govt Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:43 am PDT AP - Court records show a former government scientist accused of attempted espionage last week pleaded guilty earlier this year to overbilling NASA and the Department of Defense more than $265,000 for contracting work. Full Story Top Japanese pop star Sakai pleads guilty to drug charges Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:08 am PDT AFP - Japanese pop star Noriko Sakai pleaded guilty Monday to illegal drugs charges and prosecutors demanded 18 months' jail in a trial that has sparked intense public interest and frenzied media coverage. Full Story Top Saudi journalist sentenced 60 lashes Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:45 pm PDT Reuters - A Saudi court sentenced a female journalist to 60 lashes in a case brought after a Lebanese television channel she worked for aired the sex confession of a Saudi man, the reporter and a lawyer said. Full Story Top Polanski could face two years prison if extradited Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:34 pm PDT Reuters - Film director Roman Polanski could face two years in prison if extradited to the United States after fleeing sentencing in California on child sex charges in 1978, the Swiss justice ministry said. Full Story Top Nevada woman convicted in kidnap stunt near school Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:51 pm PDT AP - A woman was convicted of conspiracy and false imprisonment after she harbored a 6-year-old boy who was snatched by her friend to protest what the women claimed was lax security at a Nevada elementary school. Full Story Top US files Polanski extradition request in sex case Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:39 pm PDT AP - The United States has asked Switzerland to hand over Roman Polanski to authorities in California, where he could serve up to two years in prison for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, Swiss and U.S. authorities said Friday. Full Story Top Calif. attorney pleads not guilty to 1989 murder Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:06 pm PDT AP - A Southern California attorney accused of killing his girlfriend's daughter 20 years ago has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge. Full Story Top

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